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Two Projects in One Flat: #1 The Cupboard
After our two sons left home, we downsized to a two-bedroom flat. Shortly afterwards, one son returned home, followed by the other a few months later. Our flat is fairly spacious, but lacked storage...
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Two Projects in One flat: #2 The Bedroom
After our two sons left home, we downsized to a two-bedroom flat. Shortly afterwards, one son returned home, followed by the other a few months later. Our flat is fairly spacious, but lacked storage...
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Hack an RV mobile cabinet and storage
We frequently travel in our 25′ motor home and storage and counter space are at a premium. We are always in need of additional convenient storage space in the galley area for cutlery and utensils and...
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IKEA Pingla Hack: Denim Storage boxes
I was fed up of picking up “Bits & Bobs” round the home with no idea where to put them. That’s when I decided to make some cute storage boxes for them by upcycling denim. I decided to use the Ikea...
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Kura Bunk Bed Hack for Two Toddlers
Ikea Items Used: Kura Loft Bed, Trofast Toy Storage and Emmie Ruta Duvet Covers With our 18 month old attempting to climb out of the crib we decided it was time to transition him to a bed of his own....
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Papa went to… WOoD StoCK
For a long time I wanted to thank Jens from Stuttgart … So, thanks Jens! Your stone wall / BESTÅ hack spent many month on my mind to the point it turned to a ‘fanatical’ have to reach goal… 4 years...
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Man Cave Bar
I want to share my IKEA Home Bar Hack. This was done out in my man cave in my garage. IKEA items used: 1 x LINNMON Table Top – Black/Brown (802.513.58) 2 x BRIMNES wall cabinet – Black (903.006.50) 1 x...
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Upgrade IKEA MALSJO to elegant tall glass cabinet
IKEA item: MALSJO cabinet The empty wall between the kitchen and dining area was very disturbing, even screaming at me to fill it with something. I came up with a hack on the IKEA MALSJO cabinet...
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Turn your IKEA Gitte Cushion into a stylish kids stool
I would like to submit my IKEA Gitte cushion in to kids stool hack. Materials: IKEA Gitte Cushion Cover – You can purchase it for about $5 Legheads furniture legs Steps: 1. Cut a piece of wood cut to...
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Coastal Makeover for STENSTORP kitchen island
IKEA items used: Stenstorp Island I loved my Stenstorp Island, but there was one thing that really bugged me. Anyone walking by the kitchen could see all the junk I had crammed on the shelves. I...
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Oddvald piano stand
Materials: 2x Oddvald Trestle Wooden board (and if necesssary black lack paint) Threaded bar and a few screw nuts (M5) Since we moved to our new house, we finally have room enough for a piano stand...
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Inexpensive spotlights for SANDA lighting system
Items used: SANDA — line voltage adapter (pendant connector), TROSS — ceiling track, 3-spots. SANDA is a track lighting system. It has spotlights, which are expensive enough. Here is a method to make...
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Office Spacesaver Unit With Faux Picture Frame
This unit was created to preserve space and also create a visually interesting piece that did not look like it was a foldout table. The table legs in a shape of a picture frame serve as support for...
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Adding storage in a Cape Cod-themed guest bedroom
I needed guest-friendly storage in a Cape Cod-themed guest bedroom. This took the better part of a month, after ripping out a dysfunctional and shallow (useless closet) that had been squeezed into the...
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Garage workbench made ridiculously simple
Items, all IKEA: 1. Tomnäs 2×2 shelving unit 2 pieces per section 2. Linnmon table top 75×150 one piece per section 3. Olov adjustable table legs 2 per section 4. Haganäs rounded Deco strip 221cm cut...
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IKEA BILLY China Cabinet Hack
I wanted to share my Billy China Cabinet Hack that I recently installed. I had been searching for a couple of years for the perfect china cabinet for my breakfast nook. I wanted it to be tall (vaulted...
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IKEA TIVED, now an IoT floor lamp
Photo: IKEA.com A few months ago, Particle.io gave me a bunch of sample photons for mentioning them in my DefCon 24 talk. I needed something to use them and that reading lamp that is not connected to...
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From simple shoe rack to sweet custom bench
I’ve had this simple wood shoe rack from IKEA probably for more than 15 years. I bought it while I was in college, they were cheap and ubiquitous. I actually had several copies, but only this one...
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IKEA Ultralight Backpacking pack
Mitch was looking for ways to get his backpack weight down and stumbled upon a Reddit post of a guy who made his own pack. An hour later, he comes out of IKEA with a few FRAKTA blue bags for $6. This...
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Bamboo Arcade Controller
Materials: VARIERA Box with handle, bamboo (IKEA #702.260.53) APTITLIG Chopping board, bamboo (IKEA #802.334.30) FIXA Stick-on floor protectors (IKEA #241.556.00) Electrical Tape Wood Stain Varnish...
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